Cleaning apparatus.



F. J. SEELEY.

CLEANING APPARATUS.

APPLwATI'oN FILED AUG. s, 190s.

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Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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P. J. SEELEY.

CLEANING APPARATUS.

APPLIoATloN HLBD AUG. s, 190s.

Patentedv sept. 14,1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFTEE.

CLEANING APPARATUS.

Application filed August 3, 1908.'

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED J. SEELEY, citizen of the United States,residing at Pontiac, in the county of Oakland and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleaning Apparatus,of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements incleaning apparatus of that type that operate on the suction or vacuumprinciple, and the invention has for its object a simple and durableapparatus of this character designed for cleaning carpets, rugs,upholstered furniture or the like in dwellings and other buildings.

fith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainconstructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that will behereinafter described and claimed.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a cleaning apparatus constructed inaccordance with my invention, Fig'. 2 is a side elevation thereof, Fig.3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates an intake pipe ortube of my improved cleaning apparatus, said tube being provided at oneend with any form of nozzle or sweeper (not shown), the other end of theintake pipe 1 is connected to a tank 2 which is in the form of a barrelprovided in its bottom with an air tight removable closure 2a by meansof which said dust in the tank may be emptied. The said tank is providedwith a screen 3 of cloth or some fabric sufficiently fine to assist inseparating the dust particles from the air as it is flowing through thescreen. The screen 3 extends entirely across the tank 2 as shown. A.pipe 4 is connected at one end to the top of the tank 2 and extendsoutwardly therefrom and thence downwardly and is connected at its otherend to a second tank 5 preferably near the middle thereof. The tank 5contains two strainers, one of which designated 6, is in the form of avertically disposed screen 6 circumscribing the opening Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

Serial No. 446,646.

which leads into the tank from the pipe 4; and the other of which,designated 7 is composed of wire and cloth and is cylindrical as shownand suspended within the tank, said screen being secured to the topthereof and spaced therefrom on its sides and lower end. The tank 5 isprovided with a removable air tight closure 5a in its bottom underneathand spaced from the lower end of the strainer 7.

A suction pipe S is connected at one end of the tank 5 within the circleof the strainer 7 and the other end of said suction pipe is connected toa rotary air pump 9. This air pump 9 is provided with a discharge pipe10, and the shaft 11 of the pump carries a gear wheel 12 which measureswith a pinion 13 on one end of the drive shaft of a motor 14 which maybe a gasolene engine or any other suitable source of power.

In the practical operation of my improved house cleaning machine, whenthe engine is started it is obvious that the operation of the pump 9will cause a suction throughout the ent-ire system and the air ladenwith dust particles will be drawn into the intake pipe 1 and first inthe tank 2, in which the air will be filtered as it is drawn through thecloth screen 3. The air is further drawn through the connecting pipe 4into the tank 5 and as it passes through the tank a further filtrationis effected from a strainer 6 and finally from the cylindrical strainer7, which has a relatively large proficient area and serves in connectionwith the other parts to effectively separate the dust particles from theair. It is to be noted that the dust is separated from the air before itreaches the air pump. Vhen the operation is completed, the tanks may bereadily emptied as the barrels are bottom side up.

Having thus described the inventiomwhat is claimed as new is:

A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising an intake piperartanlgrintowhich said pipe opens, a screenufited in saidtankand eX-tending'"entirelyacros'stli same above the point of connection of thepipe with the tank, a...suevcondm tmalink having an opening in its sidfapipe leading from the top of the first named tank, and connected to thesecond named tank at the side opening thereof, a strainer securcdin .thesecond tank around thewopeifngi therein, a cylindrical strainer securedto the top of the second named tank and suspended therein with its sidesand lower end spaced from the walls of the tank,

E Uuuoau a suction pipe connected to the top of the second tank withinthe circle of the upper end of the Cylindrical strainer, an air pumpconnected to said suction pipeand means for operating Said air pump, thetwo tanks being provided in their bottoms with air tight removableclosures;

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

FRED J. SEELEY. [L s.]

Vitnesses P. B. BROMLEY, L. M. SEELEY.

